BA to sell OF on 744s as J [inc removing F from PHX, LAS & YVR]
Jun 18, 2014, 1:56 pm
#16
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Jun 18, 2014, 2:01 pm
#17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lhrsinsyd
Only 65J seats will be sold so configuration is 65J/36W/235M on following routes:
BA43 CPT
BA85 YVR
BA275 LAS
BA289 PHX
Well that's F award availability to the West Coast totally obliterated. As if it wasn't hard enough!
Originally Posted by lhrsinsyd
Only 65J seats will be sold so configuration is 65J/36W/235M on following routes:
BA43 CPT
BA85 YVR
BA275 LAS
BA289 PHX
Well that's F award availability to the West Coast totally obliterated. As if it wasn't hard enough!
Otherwise even less general reward availability!
Jun 18, 2014, 2:10 pm
#19
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I don't think it will be. One of the posts above says the OF cabin will only become available after all 52 CW seats are sold.
Jun 18, 2014, 2:12 pm
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Does OF have updated IFE? If not, I think I'd rather take my chances with CW which, I presume, will have been updated to the pre-A380 incarnation and thus have better IFE.
Jun 18, 2014, 2:17 pm
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Yup, it has the same system as the rest of the aircraft, the screen is not really any worse than the CW one and certainly not worse enough to justify staying in a CW seat over OF
Jun 18, 2014, 2:18 pm
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IFE will be the same throughout the aircraft. The Upgraded TES (AVOD) system is installed onboard those 747s still fitted with old First.
Jun 18, 2014, 2:22 pm
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Jun 18, 2014, 3:03 pm
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What's minimum crew on the 744?
It doesn't take 3 CC to look after 3 CW cabins.
Is the Purser back in CW or will we see just a Purser in traveller as per other 3 class aircraft?
Am I right in thinking that this would need to be a hand run service as the aisles won't take a trolley in "F"?
Seems odd to block it until all seats elsewhere are taken.
It doesn't take 3 CC to look after 3 CW cabins.
Is the Purser back in CW or will we see just a Purser in traveller as per other 3 class aircraft?
Am I right in thinking that this would need to be a hand run service as the aisles won't take a trolley in "F"?
Seems odd to block it until all seats elsewhere are taken.
Jun 18, 2014, 3:17 pm
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I am off to MIA in March 2015 in F. MIA is a mid J route so if F is to be retained on this route does this mean that from this winter it will always be operated by an aircraft with NF?
Jun 18, 2014, 3:35 pm
#29
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Well this is a kick in the nether region. I'm pretty sure PHX had a good ratio of NF and OF but now it seems that NF will be gone altogether. I cannot possibly see how this is a good development 
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